Useful Links

IR Program

News

By Region

Maxwell Links:

Additional On-Line Resources:

SU Library International Relations Resources:
http://libwww.syr.edu/research/internet/international_relations/index.html

Locating government information:
All government publications – www.google.com\unclesam
U.S. House/Senate bills/reports  – http://thomas.loc.gov/ 

Locating journal articles:
My top two choices are - www.findarticles.com and www.ciaonet.org
SU library also has a journal locator  - http://libwww.syr.edu/research/ej/index.html
Library of Congress - www.loc.gov

 Locating current newspapers/periodicals:
Able to search national and international – www.newspaperlinks.com 
National and International - also in multiple languages - http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml

Statistical sites:
Gallop - www.gallup.com
Pew Research Center - http://people-press.org/
Pew project on Internet & American Life - www.pewinternet.org
U.S. Bureau of Census - www.census.gov
 

Information Technology sources:
My top choices are - www.wired.com and www.infoworld.com
Or try - http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci546699,00.html for a list of all major IT sources

 Other helpful research sites:
CIA world fact book - www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
National/International Legal reference - http://directory.findlaw.com
National Telecommunications and Information Administration - www.ntia.doc.gov

Non-profit organizations database - www.guidestar.org/index.jsp
Political think tanks - www.politicalindex.com/sect30.htm
Public policy links - www.stennis.gov/stuff.html
The United Nations – www.un.org (main New York site) and www.unog.ch (Geneva)
 

Additional search engines:
Provides results from various engines all at once – www.dogpile.com
The website I use the most on a daily basis – www.google.com
If you do not know how to phrase your search – www.ask.com